166. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will ask the Revenue Commissioners if it is the case that there will be a loss to the Exchequer as a result of a reinterpretation of the local property tax legislation that will now see all buyers in 2013 receive an exemption from paying LPT; if so, what the anticipated loss will be; and the way this breaks down over each consecutive year. [5092/14]
153. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 35 of 14 November and 51 of 12 November 2013, how it came to be, that using the system of scoring adopted by the Department, persons who had previously been selected to serve on the Department’s election monitoring roster when they had no prior experience in election monitoring abroad, were subsequently not selected for the new roster, even though they had by that time gained significant experience in election monitoring. [5266/14]
149. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the amount of money the State has contributed to the holding of Africa day in 2012 and 2013; the amount committed for 2014; the amount of money that went directly to consultants and the amount provided that went towards consultancy fees including plans for 2014; the reason this money was not given directly to the communities and groups participating in Africa day; if the spend of this money is audited; and if he will provide a breakdown of this spend. [4904/14]
135. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he has considered the establishment of a junior Minister with special responsibilities for pensions, as in the UK, to tie together the disparate departmental elements across finance, social protection, health and public expenditure and reform that are responsible for pensions, in view of the looming pension crisis, the complexity of pension arrangements here, the need for ongoing changes and reforms in the pensions sector and difficulties being experienced by private pension arrangements. [4909/14]
94. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection the employment supports that are available to adults who may not have been diagnosed previously as being on the autistic spectrum and may be unable to get such a diagnosis but are able and willing to work. [4703/14]
825. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of the top 20 consulting firms engaged by his Department, including public bodies, in order of fee generation-cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4627/14]
798. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will investigate the possibility of creating a low-tide walkway and mountain-bike trail from Ringsend to Blackrock, along the seashore at low tide (detail supplied). [3664/14]
791. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of the top 20 consulting firms engaged by his Department, including public bodies, in order of fee generation-cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4622/14]
790. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health the level of pro bono work provided by legal, accountancy and consulting firms in the past 24 months to his Department; which of those firms have also been awarded State contracts by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4609/14]
699. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health the numbers of doctors at different levels in the medical hierarchy in the public health sector, including those doctors not working in hospitals. [3660/14]
698. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health to set out the different types of nursing grades in the public health sector; the number of nurses working in a managerial and co-ordinating position throughout the public health sector; and the median salary of nurse managers and co-ordinators. [3659/14]
671. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide a list of the top 20 consulting firms engaged by her Department, including public bodies, in order of fee generation or cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4615/14]
670. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the level of pro bono work provided to her Department by legal, accountancy and consulting firms in the past 24 months; how many of those firms have been awarded State contracts by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4602/14]
654. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of the top 20 consulting firms engaged by his Department, including public bodies, in order of fee generation or cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4613/14]
653. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of pro bono work provided by legal, accountancy and consulting firms in the past twenty four months to his Department; which of those firms have also been awarded State contracts by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4600/14]
603. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Defence if he will provide a list of the top 20 consulting firms engaged by his Department, including public bodies, in order of fee generation/cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4617/14]
602. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Defence the level of pro bono work provided by legal, accountancy and consulting firms in the past 24 months to his Department; which of those firms have also been awarded State contracts by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4604/14]
565. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a list of the top 20 consulting firms engaged by his Department, including public bodies, in order of fee generation-cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4619/14]
564. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the level of pro bono work provided by legal, accountancy and consulting firms in the past 24 months to his Department; which of those firms have also been awarded State contracts by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4606/14]
504. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm the collection rate achieved by local authorities for the non-principal private residence charge. [3656/14]
483. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will provide a list of the top 20 consulting firms engaged by his Department, including public bodies, in order of fee generation or cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4616/14]
482. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the level of pro bono work provided by legal, accountancy and consulting firms in the past 24 months to his Department; which of those firms have also been awarded State contracts by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4603/14]
456. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if he will provide a list of the top 20 consulting firms engaged by his Department, including public bodies, in order of fee generation-cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4614/14]
455. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the level of pro bono work provided by legal, accountancy and consulting firms in the past 24 months to his Department; which of those firms have also been awarded State contracts by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4601/14]
445. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will provide a list of the top 20 consulting firms engaged by her Department, including public bodies, in order of fee generation-cost; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4625/14]
356. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she is considering, as in the UK, the introduction of legislation to limit the size of fees charged on pension products and pension investment products, including ARFs. [3662/14]
355. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a list of the top 20 consulting firms engaged by his Department, including public bodies, in order of fee generation-cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4623/14]
354. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of pro bono work provided by legal, accountancy and consulting firms in the past 24 months to his Department; which of those firms have also been awarded State contracts by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4610/14]
315. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of the top 20 consulting firms engaged by his Department, including public sector bodies, in order of fee generation or cost. [3655/14]
314. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of pro bono work provided to his Department by legal, accountancy and consulting firms in the past 24 months; and which of the firms have also been awarded State contracts by his Department. [3654/14]
306. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of the top 20 consulting firms engaged by his Department, including public bodies, in order of fee generation-cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4618/14]
305. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the level of pro bono work provided by legal, accountancy and consulting firms in the past 24 months to his Department; which of those firms have also been awarded State contracts by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4605/14]
236. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide a list of the top 20 consulting firms engaged by his Department, including public bodies, in order of fee generation or cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4620/14]
235. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the level of pro bono work provided to his Department by legal, accountancy and consulting firms in the past 24 months; which of the firms have also been awarded State contracts by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4607/14]
203. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will provide details as to the tenure of a person (details supplied) as a director of the Central Bank of Ireland. [3938/14]
202. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the position regarding investigations into the directors of Custom House Capital; the likelihood of investors in CHC receiving any return or compensation for their investments; if he will provide details as to the Destiny Property 118 Fund and whether it made any investments; if it invested in the purchase of a building in Glasgow; who now owns this building; the role the Central Bank has at present in denying the release of information to those who invested with CHC; the reason the appointed receivers are not allowed to release information to claimants in this matter; the status of the investor compensation company; and the reason investors who made appropriate claims have not heard from them to date. [3937/14]
189. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he will report on those controls within his Department for the management of data and files on all records relating to departmental and Government decisions; the changes introduced in 2011 to ensure the completeness of such records; and if the systems now in place are to be audited on a regular basis to ensure they are working. [3663/14]
188. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the reason it was decided not to combine an annual income tax return with a property tax return. [3658/14]
187. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons paying PAYE in 2012 but who did not file an income tax return for that year. [3657/14]
186. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if Permanent TSB used public procurement processes in engaging consultants; and the consulting spend in the past 24 months. [3653/14]
171. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a list of the top 20 consulting firms engaged by his Department, including public bodies, in order of fee generation or cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4621/14]
170. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the level of pro bono work provided to his Department by legal, accountancy and consulting firms in the past 24 months; which of the firms have also been awarded State contracts by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4608/14]
155. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of the top 20 consulting firms engaged by his Department, including public bodies, in order of fee generation or cost. [4626/14]
154. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Taoiseach the level of pro bono work provided to his Department by legal, accountancy and consulting firms in the past 24 months; which of the firms, if any, have also been awarded State contracts by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4612/14]
380. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Social Protection if she will investigate a pension anomaly in respect of a person (details supplied). [2837/14]
823. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Health his views on making Health Service Executive salaries public knowledge, perhaps on a relevant website, as is the case for PLCs. [1079/14]
714. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide details of the assessment process for the awarding of youth café capital funding; the criteria involved; and the reasons for ineligibility and so on. [55530/13]
285. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his concerns relating to accountancy firms which are able to operate outside the supervision of the Irish Auditing and Accounting Supervisory Authority, as detailed in a recent article published by Chartered Accountants Ireland on 4 December 2013 (details supplied). [1080/14]
203. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 65 of 12 December 2013, if he has considered the introduction of PPS numbers on enrolment forms for schools as part of his new reforms in the area of admissions so as to assist in managing supply and demand and in order to minimise the practice of place-blocking where parents place their children on multiple school enrolment lists. [55493/13]
118. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Finance if he has considered any vendor financing options for the implementation of new infrastructural projects here as an alternative to new borrowing or the use of national investments funds for same given that major international companies maintain capital reserves for investment in such projects. [55533/13]